Memorial Valley Massacre (1989)

Campers on a holiday are terrorized by an axe-wielding maniac.

Director:

Robert C. Hughes

Writers:

Robert C. Hughes, George Frances Skrow

Stars:

John Kerry, Mark Mears, John Caso

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Kerry	...	George Webster
Mark Mears	...	David Sangster
John Caso	...	Hermit
Lesa Lee	...	Cheryl
Jimmy Justice	...	Deke
William Smith	...	Gen. Mintz
Cameron Mitchell	...	Allen Sangster
Eddie D.	...	Eddie
Charles Douglass	...	Morie
Dan S. Fambeau	...	Leon
Lyvingston Holmes	...	Sara (as Livingston Holmes)
Karen Russell	...	Emily (as Dusty Woods)
Christina Sullivan	...	Flo
Zig Roberts	...	Tom
Michael Inglese	...	Rick

Storyline

Campers on a holiday are terrorized by an axe-wielding maniac.

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Plot Keywords:

maniac | quest | breasts | storm | nature disrespected | 

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Taglines:

A forgotten evil that will never die.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Valley of Death

Filming Locations:

Gold Creek Ranch - 8807 Gold Creek Road, Lakeview Terrace, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the pick up truck comes to rest after rolling down the hill, there is no one around, but in the next shot of the truck, there are now bodies underneath it.

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Son of Sleepaway Camp (2012)

User Reviews

Forgettable but entertaining

Memorial Valley Massacre is one of many run of the mill slasher movies. The acting is very rigid and staged and the actors don't always fit the characters they play very well. Most of the movie looks scripted. You can almost feel them trying to say the right line. There is one character that in my opinion stood out. I do think that Jimmy Justice did a good job playing Zeke. For the most part though, most of the acting was pretty bad. The "slasher" bad guy was a big disappointment. He's not scary looking at all but he does manage to perform a good number of kills, some of them halfway decent. The killer's abilities and knowledge are totally unbelievable but there is so much in this film that just doesn't make sense that it really doesn't matter. Just shake your head, laugh and keep watching. What I did enjoy about this movie is that it's so simple, light and easy to follow. There's nothing complicated in this movie. Some of the kills were pretty good and a good portion of the film falls under the "It's so bad it's good" category. It might be better to say it's so bad it's funny. There are so many films out there that are much worse. At least this one has some entertainment value. Although forgettable, you could make a worse pick.